In the cultural presentations presented by some of my classmates during that last class session, I had the opportunity to learn about different aspects of different cultures and languages. Personally, I enjoyed learning about cultures and languages outside of Korea because since it is the culture that I am studying. In Omer’s presentation, I had the chance to learn about Israeli holidays and how they celebrate them. What I enjoyed most about his presentation is seeing how Hebrew is written because for me when looking at different languages, the written system, if it is not one that uses the English alphabet is intriguing, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.
Ann’s presentation om Korean plastic surgery was also interesting because I was aware of how big the plastic surgery industry was in Korea, but I did not think that it started at such a young age like 12 years old. Many of those in Asia who have monolids commonly seek double eyelid surgery because it makes the eyes seem bigger and may make you look more attractive. However, everyone has their own standards of beauty so sometimes to achieve that beauty, people sometimes decide to get more and more surgery until they look the way that they want to. In my opinion, everyone should accept themselves the way that they are, but if getting plastic surgery makes them seem more confident and accept themselves, then that is fine as well.
With Shayna’s presentation, two of my close friends would have thoroughly enjoyed it because she talked about Turkish coffee. She also bought in props and showed us the process of how the coffee is brewed and how it is served. Costa’s presentation was quite impressive because he spoke in Greek for a good portion of the presentation and it sounded so cool. I’ve never really heard Greek spoken before, outside of the movies, but it was a nice experience. Also to learn about how many Greeks were abroad and the various countries that they currently live in was a nice experience to learn about too.
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